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The CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils has approved the Regulations on anti-terrorist operation "Mercenary”
08.06.2023
Chairman of the CSTO CSSC, State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Volfovich said that the meeting gave "a clear brief analysis of the military and political situation in the regions of collective security”.
"Nine documents were considered. The main ones are the approval of the regulation on the regional anti-terrorist operation “Mercenary”, the regulation on material reserves of formations of the forces and means of collective security, the approval of the plan of the main activities of control bodies," he told reporters.
Volfovich has informed that during the narrow meeting, which was attended by the heads of delegations, "the situation was reviewed and a clear brief analysis of the military and political situation in the regions of collective security was given”. "The heads of delegations noted the challenges and threats that were posed today to the Collective Security Treaty Organization in a particular region of collective security. A set of measures that will neutralize these threats and ensure security in the CSTO has been proposed," the Secretary of State said.
Speaking about the meeting of the committee members with the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko before the meeting, Volfovich said that the head of the Republic chairing the CSTO in 2023 pointed out that the potential of the committee was not exhausted and directed its participants to a more dynamic and coordinated work. "The task has been set to start working on a new collective security concept for the period up to 2035, which will contribute to strengthening peace and security in our countries," the Secretary of State said.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov participated in the meeting.
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